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what should the federal government be doing about it? >> i believe climate change is real. the biggest thing we can do is to get an energy policy, and we do not have one. and all the above approach. professor warren has a none of the above approach. she is against the keystone pipeline, which would help create union jobs. she is denying union jobs and non-u.n. -- non-union jobs. when was the last time we funded a nuclear facility to make sure we can have that clean energy? the roll is a balancing role, to find that balance. -- a balancing -- the role is a balancing role. rate payers are going to pay a tremendous amount more in their daily costs and that is not right. >> ms. warren, 90 seconds. >> our energy industry, an energy industry that works here in massachusetts, has to fight uphill against the oil subsidies. that is what tilts the playing field. senator brown has helped tilt it toward the energy companies. the keystone pipeline will not create as many jobs as if we invested that money in clean energy. that is where massachusetts has a real advantage. i want to stop o
what should the federal government be doing about it? >> i believe climate change is real. the biggest thing we can do is to get an energy policy, and we do not have one. and all the above approach. professor warren has a none of the above approach. she is against the keystone pipeline, which would help create union jobs. she is denying union jobs and non-u.n. -- non-union jobs. when was the last time we funded a nuclear facility to make sure we can have that clean energy? the roll is a...
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we as a separate branch of government we need these documents. that is why we're set up in separate branches. you have to reply to a subpoena. >> greta: i think the strongest argument, this is very bad judgment. everybody agrees with it. even the attorney general who authorized but they may still be floating around the government. that is the problem. you need to know who authorized it. that person needs to move on so that person isn't making other bad judgments. that is your most powerful argument as to why you need it now. >> exactly. it goes to the white house and gary, chief of staff and lenny brewer that is chief of the criminal division. he had the documents related to fast and furious. he forward frd the department to his own g-mail account and he testified he had no idea what was going on. the letter that was issued to congress on february 4th which was a lie. they lied to congress on february 4th on the same day. lenny brewer was in mexico talking about gun running. so for the department of justice to deny they ever used these tactics is
we as a separate branch of government we need these documents. that is why we're set up in separate branches. you have to reply to a subpoena. >> greta: i think the strongest argument, this is very bad judgment. everybody agrees with it. even the attorney general who authorized but they may still be floating around the government. that is the problem. you need to know who authorized it. that person needs to move on so that person isn't making other bad judgments. that is your most...
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today the government laid out a plan to fight distracted driving. first they want the 11 states without laws to create them. second push car makers to cut back on distractions and better tractions and bet educate new drivers. >> americans have gotten into very dangerous behaviors to think they can use them behind the wheel of a car and drive safely. >> and you still don't think it's a big deal. the study shows in 2010 one in ten traffic deaths was caused by distracted driving. >>> and we told you before that teen drivers especially guilty of texting while driving. now the first federal survey shows your child probably does it. the survey asked teen itself over the past month they sent texts or e-mails while driving, 58% of high school seniors said yes. about 43% of juniors admitted to the same thing. >>> health news, doctors hope a new procedure will one day be the bench mark for testing a baby's genes. they took blood samples from a woman who was 18 weeks pregnant and salivia samples from her partner and mapped the baby's dna. it's safer than the p
today the government laid out a plan to fight distracted driving. first they want the 11 states without laws to create them. second push car makers to cut back on distractions and better tractions and bet educate new drivers. >> americans have gotten into very dangerous behaviors to think they can use them behind the wheel of a car and drive safely. >> and you still don't think it's a big deal. the study shows in 2010 one in ten traffic deaths was caused by distracted driving....
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we received more monies from the state government. last year our labor unions decided to contribute a quarter of a billion dollars to help balance last year's and this year's budget. those are things we do not have the ability to avail ourselves of us we balance the upcoming budget in a few months. we are faced with far fewer options. i think we are going to have to continue to look at very deep and difficult cuts. our priorities have to be insuring and protecting the most basic city services and helping to ensure that we have services to the most vulnerable during this great recession. >> what about the city's housing needs? what should the board due to address those needs? >> we are a city that is seventh by 7 miles. we have incredible density. we're the densest neighborhoods on the west coast. everyone wants to live here. that drives up housing prices dramatically. the housing costs are driving out working folks, families, the middle class. we need to continue to reinvest, to build, to develop, and maintain a troop stock of afforda
we received more monies from the state government. last year our labor unions decided to contribute a quarter of a billion dollars to help balance last year's and this year's budget. those are things we do not have the ability to avail ourselves of us we balance the upcoming budget in a few months. we are faced with far fewer options. i think we are going to have to continue to look at very deep and difficult cuts. our priorities have to be insuring and protecting the most basic city services...
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secretary of state hillary clinton says the united states government has now opened a new inquiry into the attack, an attack libya insists was preplanned. president obama says it's still unclear whether al qaeda was involved. meanwhile, in benghazi, the late ambassador chris stevens and the three other americans killed were remembered at a memorial servi service. >>> well, it's the moment so many consumers have been waiting for, the iphone 5 finally debuts today. people have been lining up for days all over the world for the latest smartphone from apple. the very first of the new handsets was sold in australia to cheers. iphone 5 presales alone topped 2 million according to the company. let's take an early look at the markets as we get all up in your business this morning. cnbc's karen in new york. >> it's going to be getting to the front of the queue because the queues are long. as you mentioned australia, asia and europe is going to be selling the device in the united states later on today. but many people, in fact, won't get to see the device probably till october as the company pla
secretary of state hillary clinton says the united states government has now opened a new inquiry into the attack, an attack libya insists was preplanned. president obama says it's still unclear whether al qaeda was involved. meanwhile, in benghazi, the late ambassador chris stevens and the three other americans killed were remembered at a memorial servi service. >>> well, it's the moment so many consumers have been waiting for, the iphone 5 finally debuts today. people have been...
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my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy and red tape. get it where it's needed as fast as possible and for the duration. the recovery process in a place like new jersey is going to take a significant amount of time. the recovery process in lower manhattan will take a lot of time. part of bwhat we're doing here s to see where some resources could be brought to bear that maybe traditionally are not used in these kind of disaster situations. for example, there may be military assets that allow us to help move equipment to ensure that pumping and getting the flooding out of new york subway systems can proceed more quickly. there may be resources we can bring to bear to help some of the private utilities get their personnel and their equipment in place more swiftly so we can get power up and rung as soon as possible. so my message to the governors and the mayors and through them, through the communities that have been hit so hard, is that we are going to do everything we can to get resources to you and make sure that any unmet need that is id
my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy and red tape. get it where it's needed as fast as possible and for the duration. the recovery process in a place like new jersey is going to take a significant amount of time. the recovery process in lower manhattan will take a lot of time. part of bwhat we're doing here s to see where some resources could be brought to bear that maybe traditionally are not used in these kind of disaster situations. for example, there may be military assets...
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i don't have any government affiliation. an i.d. card with my picture issued by the government. what should they do? >> we would ask any pennsylvanian who has a question about whether or not they have the necessary papers unfortunately to vote to go to our web page, www.padems.com/vote and as we canvas and as they go to our web page, we will drill down with them to see if they have what it takes to vote in pennsylvania and if they don't, we will make sure they have it. either we will take them ourselves or make arrangements to get to where they need tog to qualify. we'll make sure that happens and then circle l back with them closer to november to be sure not only -- >> go ahead. >> not only that we have what they need to voe, we'll get them there. >> if you're a big city democrat or republican, go to your committee person. thanks for joining us. this is an amazing assault. this is an attempt to keep people who are older, poorer, who don't have the money to go out and find the penndot or whatever you have to go, dmz. dmv. talk about it. >> and also, college students. most of the
i don't have any government affiliation. an i.d. card with my picture issued by the government. what should they do? >> we would ask any pennsylvanian who has a question about whether or not they have the necessary papers unfortunately to vote to go to our web page, www.padems.com/vote and as we canvas and as they go to our web page, we will drill down with them to see if they have what it takes to vote in pennsylvania and if they don't, we will make sure they have it. either we will take...
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the nobody working for the government is responsible. i am irresponsible. >> edwards thank all of his kids for love and support and choked up a little bit when talking about how close he is to win. he did not mention his former mistress or late wife during the conference. >> there will be more on this breaking story coming up on abc world news with diane sawyer at 6:30. >> we have word of a major crash -- major bus crackdown. many of the buses that had to the big apple pick up passengers in the d.c. area. jennifer donelan is live in the chinatown neighborhood with more on the crackdown. >> several of the bosses we see loading and offloading passengers in chinatown were affected. federal -- federal authorities shut down bus operations because they were an imminent threat to public safety. after the largest crackdown on the motor coach in history, it was a bad day for travel. two friends trying to get to new york from the sea had to find another ride like so many others. 26 bus operations that transport more than 1800 passengers a day alon
the nobody working for the government is responsible. i am irresponsible. >> edwards thank all of his kids for love and support and choked up a little bit when talking about how close he is to win. he did not mention his former mistress or late wife during the conference. >> there will be more on this breaking story coming up on abc world news with diane sawyer at 6:30. >> we have word of a major crash -- major bus crackdown. many of the buses that had to the big apple pick up...
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is still strong. >> today marion barry try to assure the public is still can trust their government. >> i do not think there is widespread corruption. >> we spoke to the mayor and a town hall event. he points out that kwame brown is not accused of misusing tax payer money. things are going well and the district. >> a thing before people jump to conclusions they need to look at how well the city is running. >> the charge he is facing here in d.c. court carries a maximum of six months in jail. the one he is facing in federal court carries a potential of decades in prison. he may not get any time. we should know a lot more about what kind of plea deals he struck tomorrow. >> we will see what happens. stay with abc seven days for complete coverage of kwame brown tomorrow. sam ford will be there. for any instead updates you can log into wjla.com. keep up-to-date on facebook and twitter. >> we are monitoring a story from northwest where smoke was shooting out of a window where a building caught fire. nobody was hurt, but the fire did force officers to close down the area. there is no word
is still strong. >> today marion barry try to assure the public is still can trust their government. >> i do not think there is widespread corruption. >> we spoke to the mayor and a town hall event. he points out that kwame brown is not accused of misusing tax payer money. things are going well and the district. >> a thing before people jump to conclusions they need to look at how well the city is running. >> the charge he is facing here in d.c. court carries a...
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it's called realignment bringing government close to the people. protecting public safety, increasing taxes on the very wealthy for a short period of time. if we do that combined with the recovering economy and direct it to the schools. the budget is built on the assumption we're going to get this $7 billion. if we don't get it, we'll have to cut back. and since education when you education. >> there was a poll out last week which suggested that -- i was actually stunned to see that people were willing to go along with it, in pretty large numbers, like 60-some-odd-percent of voters plan. >> we have made pretty drastic cuts. higher education 25, aid to the elderly and disabled, this is not nice. and a billion out of our prisons, so people know we're getting down to the point where the public service is not what most people want, and that's where you find over 50% of the people are saying okay. i'm take a temporary tax. >> so you are able to balance, so now you have got to find a way to invest the things that will help california grow. talk a little
it's called realignment bringing government close to the people. protecting public safety, increasing taxes on the very wealthy for a short period of time. if we do that combined with the recovering economy and direct it to the schools. the budget is built on the assumption we're going to get this $7 billion. if we don't get it, we'll have to cut back. and since education when you education. >> there was a poll out last week which suggested that -- i was actually stunned to see that...
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the entire government at that time. i would point you to what the dni has said about the assessments and how they have been clarified, evolves over time because new information has come to light. that is the nature of these things, and efforts to rush to a conclusion are not helpful. what is our responsibility is to provide the information we can based on what we know always with the caveat that the information we have is preliminary and more facts are coming to light. this is especially true in the immediate aftermath of the attacks -- this was especially true in the immediate aftermath of the attacks. >> is the president concerned that in libya, abolish child country, not only were they not granted -- a volatile country, not only were they not granted the extra resources they asked for, but resources were taken away? >> as i said, the situation is under review at the president's direction. i can speak broadly to what the president's priorities are, which are, 1, bringing to justice those who killed four americans, two
the entire government at that time. i would point you to what the dni has said about the assessments and how they have been clarified, evolves over time because new information has come to light. that is the nature of these things, and efforts to rush to a conclusion are not helpful. what is our responsibility is to provide the information we can based on what we know always with the caveat that the information we have is preliminary and more facts are coming to light. this is especially true...
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what should the role of the federal government be in local education? >> i work very hard to provide the tools and resources to our community to get funding for new schools and i am proud of that. very supportive of the new issues that are been initiated. we are doing a lot and i never voted for a mandate. it is one of the things that is killing communities like springfield and everybody in western massachusetts and throughout our great state. it is the high cost of education that is driving the train. just go back because i have time, student interest rates, the bottom line is that you cannot rewrite my record. we made sure we did without raising taxes. constant criticisms on the fact that i do not want to raise taxes on many americans. we did it without raising taxes by tweaking federal programs. i worked very hard as a state senator and continue to work with the community college. we found at a community college that you have opportunities where businesses in the area are working directly with the university to develop a work force you can actually h
what should the role of the federal government be in local education? >> i work very hard to provide the tools and resources to our community to get funding for new schools and i am proud of that. very supportive of the new issues that are been initiated. we are doing a lot and i never voted for a mandate. it is one of the things that is killing communities like springfield and everybody in western massachusetts and throughout our great state. it is the high cost of education that is...
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government. harry thomas jr. was sentenced forhree years in prison embezzling city funds intended for a soccer program. pleadedaign aides charges. >> we are following another breaking story tonight. is a of a much lighter in nature. this. look at we are live under -- over the arundel mall. hundreds of people lined up around the mall to get their go inside the casino. it is the closest to the d.c. metro area. --ight's opening comes after we are inside the casino right now. we will have a live report in just a few minutes. we are on your side with an districttion into the thehow they are cashing in on speed and red light camera tickets. d.c. police unveiled 17 new cameras today, including the street bridge and the ninth street tunnel. the district has already issued nearly 50,000 more speed camera tickets this fiscal year than year. last that adds up to $40 million. at least one member of the d.c. council concedes making money is driver behind the expansion. >> it is more about money. it was put in the budget to ba
government. harry thomas jr. was sentenced forhree years in prison embezzling city funds intended for a soccer program. pleadedaign aides charges. >> we are following another breaking story tonight. is a of a much lighter in nature. this. look at we are live under -- over the arundel mall. hundreds of people lined up around the mall to get their go inside the casino. it is the closest to the d.c. metro area. --ight's opening comes after we are inside the casino right now. we will have a...
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. >> so whether you know of health dangers, corruption, government waste, 9 wants to know too. send us an e-mail. >>> so as we reported earlier in this newscast, the problem of distracted driving is getting so bad the government is trying to figure out ways to crack down on people who insist they're one of the exceptional humans who can work a mobile phone and a car at the same time. such people are exceptional but not in a good way. >> yes, anita, you know you see it all the time. you come up behind somebody on the road. the car is waving around erratically or else just going very slowly. and you get a look at the driver. sure enough, they're on the freaking phone. now, having made a scientific study of all of this, i've realized that these distrackable varments can actually can be broken down into sub types. there is the common all purpose blabberer just chatting away. sure, it's completely illegal everywhere, but he's not worried the cops will get him. oh, no. the problem is, he might get you. now, this is a subspecies of the blabberer. the crooked side winder. this is what
. >> so whether you know of health dangers, corruption, government waste, 9 wants to know too. send us an e-mail. >>> so as we reported earlier in this newscast, the problem of distracted driving is getting so bad the government is trying to figure out ways to crack down on people who insist they're one of the exceptional humans who can work a mobile phone and a car at the same time. such people are exceptional but not in a good way. >> yes, anita, you know you see it all...
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hundreds of pro-government and pro-u.s. demonstrators marched on the headquarters of the main islamist militia group in benghazi, libya today. they pulled down the militia flag there and torched a vehicle holding pro u.s. signs. now to a story that critics say is already a foreign policy scandal. we're getting a clearer picture of what really happened on september 11, at the u.s. mission in benghazi. the politics of what some see as a coverup. we have fox team coverage tonight. chief washington correspondent james rosen has the latest time line. we begin with ed henry on the continuing spin psychofrom the obama administration. good evening. >> good evening. new details emerge in the story keeps changing. republicans are stepping up the attack on the president's credibilit. >> reporter: another day, another version of what went down in libya two weeks ago. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. >> the confusion started september 12 in a president obama rose gar dan remarks. >> no act of terrorism will shake the
hundreds of pro-government and pro-u.s. demonstrators marched on the headquarters of the main islamist militia group in benghazi, libya today. they pulled down the militia flag there and torched a vehicle holding pro u.s. signs. now to a story that critics say is already a foreign policy scandal. we're getting a clearer picture of what really happened on september 11, at the u.s. mission in benghazi. the politics of what some see as a coverup. we have fox team coverage tonight. chief washington...
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in case you doubt that government should invest in clean energy a certain 2008 republican presidential candidate said that we should "dramatically increase federal spending on projects that hold promise for diversifying our energy supply including, that candidate said bringing clean energy to market through commercialization of large scale renewables." you recognize those words? mitt? that was you. and mitt, how quickly you also seem to forget that your own record as governor of massachusetts, in that record, you picked winners and losers all the time. you invested millions of taxpayer dollars yes in life sciences and clean technology companies. you remember your massachusetts green energy fund? some of those investments worked. and some didn't. i don't fault you for trying. i did it in michigan and here's a secret, a ton of other governors are doing it, too. republicans, democrats from texas to new york to nevada, all of them trying to create jobs for their citizens and industry for their states. as they should. so mitt quit pretending that you never took the risk to invest public mon
in case you doubt that government should invest in clean energy a certain 2008 republican presidential candidate said that we should "dramatically increase federal spending on projects that hold promise for diversifying our energy supply including, that candidate said bringing clean energy to market through commercialization of large scale renewables." you recognize those words? mitt? that was you. and mitt, how quickly you also seem to forget that your own record as governor of...
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he's largely been in the academic world and government world. i'm not sure he is as antibusiness but allowed himself to be branded like that. one thing that's interesting about former president bill clinton i think john is absolutely right. he just has never had to face anything like that. he's able to -- his argument about the middle class is probably going to be the most effective sales pitch that this president can use for the next 60 days. if he was ahead or if he was sort of comfortable in this race, i don't think we would see bill clinton in such a marqued position. his argument he says it better than anyone else and aagree with john also. i think the first lady's speech was tw good as any like that could be. the hall absolutely loved t i think the president's speech on thursday night is really the only one that matters here. something would have to go terribly wrong with president clintons for it. >> charlie:what are the obama people including the president and his campaign staff in chicago worried about? what is their fear at the end of
he's largely been in the academic world and government world. i'm not sure he is as antibusiness but allowed himself to be branded like that. one thing that's interesting about former president bill clinton i think john is absolutely right. he just has never had to face anything like that. he's able to -- his argument about the middle class is probably going to be the most effective sales pitch that this president can use for the next 60 days. if he was ahead or if he was sort of comfortable in...
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check of your fox 5 on-ti>>> the pas prince george's county church has been fired by the board that governs his congregation. jericho steve praise church in lappedover revoked pastor joe peebles membership. the board says he was trying to run a for-profit company from the church. now, he is holding competing services at a hotel in carrollton. >> it hurts. it hurts really bad. and it hurts to see the one you love the most have this kind of pain. >> peebles hasn't been legally charged with any wrongdoing. his parents founded jericho city of praise. when his mother died, she left control of the church to the board. >>> when you think of the city of seattle, what is one of the first things that come to mind other than the rainy weather? >> space needle. >> starbucks. >> that too. >> up next, we'll tell you why that famous tower is at the center of a huge celebration. stay with us. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can r
check of your fox 5 on-ti>>> the pas prince george's county church has been fired by the board that governs his congregation. jericho steve praise church in lappedover revoked pastor joe peebles membership. the board says he was trying to run a for-profit company from the church. now, he is holding competing services at a hotel in carrollton. >> it hurts. it hurts really bad. and it hurts to see the one you love the most have this kind of pain. >> peebles hasn't been...
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that prevents government from growing. the only way to keep government down is by never agreeing to anything. tom, when he talks about change isn't he talking about revolution? about community organizing? about destroying the fabric of our country and perhaps replacing it with socialism? >> just a yes or no. >> i never thought of that. you know what, i am sick of presidents talking about how they learned. he keeps saying, i'll tell you something i learned. you know what, it is not reading rainbow. i don't care what you learned. that's what the first 55 years is about, learning. >> but he was 45. >> okay let's say that. that's what the first 45 years are for. you learn things. and then you spend four years applying. >> but you know what, tom, maybe -- because i consider myself a child at heart. i am always learning. in fact, i didn't learn anything until the last couple years. maybe he is just a child at heart. >> yes, well i'm sick of that too. i'm sick of people learning their whole life. it is like learn up to a point an
that prevents government from growing. the only way to keep government down is by never agreeing to anything. tom, when he talks about change isn't he talking about revolution? about community organizing? about destroying the fabric of our country and perhaps replacing it with socialism? >> just a yes or no. >> i never thought of that. you know what, i am sick of presidents talking about how they learned. he keeps saying, i'll tell you something i learned. you know what, it is not...
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. >> the federal government is trying to make it tougher to be distracted behind the wheel the national transportation safety board is asking all americans to voluntarily disable distracting dash board features while the vehicle is in motion. use of gps will be permitted but the safety administration wants systems designed so drivers cannot manually enter a destination unless the car is in park. >> tomorrow morning the maryland state senate will vote whether to censure ellias curry. it recommended he be stripped of leadership roles and, u an apolicy. he failed to disclose earnings at shoppers world warehouse. he failed to disclose interest in that store. >> new jersey's government called whitney houston the culture of new jersey. many say the honor should be reserved for fallen military servants or public servant. he also ordered flags lowered for bruce springsteen band member clarence clemens. >> the crowd erupted in cheers. they were very excited when bobby brown took center stage and paid a tribute to his ex-wife by saying "that's my love." brown joined his r & b group tonight at the
. >> the federal government is trying to make it tougher to be distracted behind the wheel the national transportation safety board is asking all americans to voluntarily disable distracting dash board features while the vehicle is in motion. use of gps will be permitted but the safety administration wants systems designed so drivers cannot manually enter a destination unless the car is in park. >> tomorrow morning the maryland state senate will vote whether to censure ellias curry....
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frankly, at lightning speed for government. within 18 months we have a completely different protocol at arlington as it relates, relates to accountability. and i think it is good but we still have work to do, and i said from the beginning that the oversight of this committee would not end until people sat in front of this dais and said, i think challenges have been met, and i think all the processes and procedures are in place, and i see no problems that need to be addressed by additional oversight. no one said that today. so we will have another hearing. i'm sure it will be a year from now, and at that point in time, general, i'm sure you will have more information to report because i know you're planning on going back out to take another look at arlington. and i want to complement ms. condon, because even when things were discovered that were not good, her office checked in with this committee and let us know that another problem had been discovered. i think there might of been a tendency to say, well, they will never know, l
frankly, at lightning speed for government. within 18 months we have a completely different protocol at arlington as it relates, relates to accountability. and i think it is good but we still have work to do, and i said from the beginning that the oversight of this committee would not end until people sat in front of this dais and said, i think challenges have been met, and i think all the processes and procedures are in place, and i see no problems that need to be addressed by additional...
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he was gathering information on resistance to the syrian government. he worked for the post between 2003 and 2009 and won a pulitzer prize in '04 and 2010 for his coverage of the iraq war. >>> first responders coming together today for a friend's funeral. paramedic josh weissman died last week. he was responding to a car fire when he fell through a small gap on a bridge on i-395. the entire alexandria fire department was at the funeral today while firefighters from four nearby virginia counties volunteered to man the alexandria station. >>> aretha franklin, stevie wonder will sing at whitney houston's funeral saturday. the publicist confirms invitations were sent to houston's ex-husband bobby brown and her co-star in the bodyguard kevin costner as well as oprah winfrey. fans will be kept far away. the streets will be shut down for 6 square blocks around the church. >>> bobby brown performing in d.c. tonight, at least upper marlboro. just took the stage, did a tribute to whitney houston. you'll see it next. >>> plus pitiful attempt at a roned when a gun
he was gathering information on resistance to the syrian government. he worked for the post between 2003 and 2009 and won a pulitzer prize in '04 and 2010 for his coverage of the iraq war. >>> first responders coming together today for a friend's funeral. paramedic josh weissman died last week. he was responding to a car fire when he fell through a small gap on a bridge on i-395. the entire alexandria fire department was at the funeral today while firefighters from four nearby virginia...
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as we say, we want to hold the people and governments accountable. i think the time all, and christians the all-i think the time will come when christians will look at why we allow people to perish from hiv and aids at the time when the world knew much and had much to control the virus. >> what about the role in the united states of certain evangelical groups that are pushing particularly in uganda for a crackdown on gay men and lesbians in the legislature? the u.s. connection? and in the backlash once the old legislation was beaten back, saying the u.s. and britain are putting pressure -- the west is putting pressure on uganda to try to change its african views and kind of colonization? how do you respond to that, reverend? >> first of all, i would want to differentiate between african views and colonial views. these laws in uganda are not african laws but these are colonial laws that were brought about by the british, and were left when they left and have not changed. before colonization, africa had a way of accommodating people who were the minori
as we say, we want to hold the people and governments accountable. i think the time all, and christians the all-i think the time will come when christians will look at why we allow people to perish from hiv and aids at the time when the world knew much and had much to control the virus. >> what about the role in the united states of certain evangelical groups that are pushing particularly in uganda for a crackdown on gay men and lesbians in the legislature? the u.s. connection? and in the...
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they favor small role for government. in a campaign which role of government and taxes and spending are the key issues, this breakdown is not surprising. what is interesting is that the gender gap has been around a long time. which size is able to maximize its gender better and hold its own among the other? what we are seeing is the president's ability to hold women. he is doing well among single women. quinnipiac did a poll earlier where the overall margin was in the same situation. single women were backing mr. obama 2-1. >> the numbers you would think would be daunting. more people think they are worse off four years ago than they were today. the president maintains his lead overall. you would think that would help mitt romney. >> you would think it is. it probably does to an extent. one of the problems mr. romney has is that voters just don't like him very much. we asked voters if they have a favorable, unfavorable of the president. they have a net unfavorable of the president and unfavorable for mitt romney. >> polls
they favor small role for government. in a campaign which role of government and taxes and spending are the key issues, this breakdown is not surprising. what is interesting is that the gender gap has been around a long time. which size is able to maximize its gender better and hold its own among the other? what we are seeing is the president's ability to hold women. he is doing well among single women. quinnipiac did a poll earlier where the overall margin was in the same situation. single...
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al libi said on al qaeda's governing council and was top deputy to al zawahiri. u.s. officials say al libi was at the center of planning new attacks and coordinating al qaeda's outreach to top affiliates like al qaeda in yemen. as a veteran jihadist who was a trusted aide to osama bin laden, al libi was viewed inside al qaeda as something of a star. and he burnished that reputation with a brazen escape in 2005 from a u.s. military prison at the bagram air base in afghanistan. this is the wanted poster circulated after his breakout. al libi made one of his last known public appearances in this video last december, urging rebels in his homeland of libya to hold onto their weapons and fight deceptive notion of democracy. al libi is the latest senior al qaeda leader to be killed in a u.s. air campaign to dismantle the terror network. since bin laden's death 13 months ago, the u.s. has carried out nearly 100 air strikes in pakistan and yemen, killing more than a dozen top terrorists, including american-born cleric anwar al awlaki, who was the operational leader behind rece
al libi said on al qaeda's governing council and was top deputy to al zawahiri. u.s. officials say al libi was at the center of planning new attacks and coordinating al qaeda's outreach to top affiliates like al qaeda in yemen. as a veteran jihadist who was a trusted aide to osama bin laden, al libi was viewed inside al qaeda as something of a star. and he burnished that reputation with a brazen escape in 2005 from a u.s. military prison at the bagram air base in afghanistan. this is the wanted...
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the goal: to review a draft proposal to the federal government. it looked like... narrator: joyce stanley presses her case for dudley square and adjacent grove hall. grove hall has more social service agencies than any other community, dudley also. narrator: the historical geography of boston's diverse neighborhoods is full of conflict. but the competing leaders know they can win only by uniting and drawing a politically- inclusive map. so parts of south boston join roxbury, chinatown and other areas in thempowerment zone proposal. but therare other factors besides race and poverty. the proposal takes advantage of south boston's location relative to the city's key transportation infrastructure: the harbor, the interstate highways and a new tunnel to thairport. adjacent neighborhoods also contain underutilized industrial space. accordg to some experts, new enterprise will succeed only if it exploits fundamental geographic advantages. commerce in roxbury, for instance, should capitalize onlose physical connections to the ceral business district. here, proximity can p
the goal: to review a draft proposal to the federal government. it looked like... narrator: joyce stanley presses her case for dudley square and adjacent grove hall. grove hall has more social service agencies than any other community, dudley also. narrator: the historical geography of boston's diverse neighborhoods is full of conflict. but the competing leaders know they can win only by uniting and drawing a politically- inclusive map. so parts of south boston join roxbury, chinatown and other...